1 Eagle suit: A conservation group sued the Obama administration Thursday over a new federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to seek approval to kill or injure eagles for 30 years. The American Bird Conservancy argues that the rule, which extended by 25 years the length of time companies may kill or injure eagles without fear of prosecution, is illegal because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to evaluate the consequences and ensure it would not damage eagle populations. The Obama administration classified the rule as an administrative change, excluding it from a full environmental review. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in San Jose.

2College violence: The U.S. government announced proposed regulations Thursday that will require colleges and universities to publicly disclose more types of sexual violence and harassment. Under the rules, schools must publish the number of incidents of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking that occur annually on and around campus. In addition, hates crimes must also include incidents based on the alleged victim's gender or national origin. Some schools, including all UC campuses, have already enacted rules to comply with the proposed regulations.

3 Morgan accident: The driver of a tractor-trailer that plowed into a limousine van carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and several friends, killing one and severely injuring Morgan and two others, was speeding in the final moments before the crash, according to a preliminary report released Thursday. Walmart driver Kevin Roper was going 65 mph in a 45 mph zone just before the June 7 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike near the town of Cranbury, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which used the truck's electronic engine-control system to calculate how fast Roper was driving.

4 Car chase: A truck stop cashier spotted a sex offender and a Florida teen who had been missing for a week, setting off a 40-mile chase across Louisiana swampland that ended when a tire on the man's stolen truck burst into flames, officials said Thursday. Steven Myers, 41, of Plant City, Fla., got out of the truck with a knife, and officers subdued him with a stun gun and a police dog, said Cpl. Paul Mouton of the Lafayette Police Department. Officers then got the girl, who is bipolar, out of the truck, officials said.

5 Guilty pleas: Three men pleaded guilty Thursday to assault in a mob attack on a motorist who accidentally struck a boy with his pickup truck in Detroit, capping a week of plea deals involving all five defendants in a case that raised questions about race and impulsive violence. Steve Utash, 54, a tree trimmer who is white from Macomb County, was severely beaten after he quickly got out of his pickup to check on the 10-year-old boy who had darted in front of his vehicle on April 2. Latrez Cummings, 19, James Davis, 24, and Wonzey Saffold, 30, all of whom are black, told a judge Thursday that they intended to hurt Utash.